putting aside the fact i have a HUGE LIST of random issues that keep happening when i try to learn how to drive (car full of bees, teachers losing their license, power steering breaking in mid lesson) something my mom said to me a long time ago has really scared me away from learning to drive.

she didnt tell me till after high school but a friend of hers who has a kid with similar disabilities as me had told her people like us have a hard time learning how to drive and a high accident rate.

it's worth saying the BIGGEST reason i STILL dont drive (i'm 27) is when i was 16 the day before my driving test i got into a pretty bad accident. no one was hurt but what happened was i couldnt tell how close the stop sign was, or how much pressure i needed to put on the break. i didnt stop in time and had to avoid 2 cars and then lightly hit a tree (no damage to the car) it's also worth mentioning had the car been going any faster when i hit the tree theres a good chance the car woulda flipped into a ditch.

when i was taking driving lessons the issues of how much pressure to put on the break and how far away things were, was a HUGE issue.

what i'm getting around to is, has anyone else had issues with learning to drive?? if so, do you know of any trick to over come them?

not only do i need to learn to drive so i can get back and forth to work (right now i just started a job at 7-11 and buses will take about 3 hours both ways, giving me a 14 hour work day also i work nights so i'm going to be taking a taxi) but not being able to drive really hurt me. i LOVE traveling and grew up in a car. it's a huge point of shame for me.

pleeeeeeeeeeeease can anyone offer any help?????